Perth and Kinross councillor suggests more pupils "plunking" school because of free bus passes

The Royal Family welcomed back Sarah Ferguson to one of their most significant occasions, suggesting that "all is not lost" with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle amid the rift, a royal expert said. On Christmas Day 2023, the Duchess of York joined her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, their two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie along with other members of the Royal Family at Sandringham.

It’s the time of the season. Every year, filmmaker Steven Soderbergh drops his annual “Seen, Read” list, a yearly compendium tracking everything the director watched or read in the year, be it a film, a TV show, a novel, a non-fiction book, etc.

BreAnna Bell CNN reached a new record high with its 2024 New Year’s Eve special as hosts Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen brought booze back to the live celebration. The Sunday night telecast averaged 2.33 million total viewers during primetime across platforms through two days of viewing, 802,000 of which were among the adults 25-54 demographic. That’s a 12% jump from the previous year, making it the second largest audience on record since it began airing in 2007.

Ryan Seacrest got President Biden to talk about all the chicken parmesan he ate over the holidays while Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper revealed whether they ever need to pee during the show, as both ABC and CNN rang in the new year with their annual specials.

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper rang in 2024 with some boozing on live television — bringing back alcohol consumption to CNN after staying sober for last year’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. “It’s the top of the hour and we’ve been here for seven years doing this, and for most of those years at the top of the hour we typically have a toast,” Cohen said early on in the broadcast, turning to Cooper. “I’m hearing from a lot of people…does Daddy get his juice?” “Can Daddy get his juice responsibly?” Cooper asked, before Cohen pulled out a bottle of tequila and shot glasses, and both imbibed to start the show.

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Cohen replaced Kathy Griffin as Cooper’s co-host.)After years — and countless juicy moments — of alcohol-enhanced airtime, former CNN CEO Chris Licht explained in 2022 that on-camera drinking corroded the network’s and their employees’ credibility in the eyes of the public.“New Year’s Eve Live” viewers, however, seemed to care about the lack of liquor: 2023’s programming averaged 2.1 million viewers compared to 3.7 million the year prior.Ahead of 2024, fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert tried to pry the news out of the co-hosts: Will they or won’t they be drinking this year? Cooper replied, “I think you’re going to have to tune in to see.” He later joked that sober Cohen wasn’t “any less embarrassing.”As folks at home await the results of Cohen’s plea to reverse the alcohol ban, take a look back at his and Anderson’s funniest moments on NYE so far. After it began raining on the co-hosts and Cohen properly protected himself, the Times Square Alliance — who provides security and is one of the coordinators of the event — told him to get rid of his umbrella.

However, public sentiment soon turned against him after his Netflix special, “Natural Selection,” premiered on Nov. 15 and got slammed on social media for his jokes about domestic violence. “Not Matt Rife building his platform on catering to his female audience and then opening his Netflix special with a domestic violence joke,” one fan commented.

A rare 50p coin has sold for over £160 online, after a furious bidding war took place earlier this month.

The royal family marked Christmas Day by attending the traditional festive church service on the King’s Sandringham estate.

Kate Middleton cut a chic and classic figure as she led the Wales family to the annual Christmas Day service at Sandringham, in a stunning blue ensemble to mark the special day. The 41 year old Princess of Wales opted for a tailored deep blue single breasted coat by Alexander McQueen, which featured an asymmetric waist button detail and notched lapels, that Kate effortlessly paired with a navy blue turtleneck and matching boots.

Salma Hayek is giving a glimpse into her friendship with Linda Evangelista. The Hollywood star and the supermodel teamed up for a good cause, sharing a sweet moment as Salma showed her support for Linda’s coffee table book, described as the perfect gift for the holidays.SALMA HAYEK AND KRISTEN STEWART HOST INTIMATE CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF PENELOPE CRUZSALMA HAYEK VISITS MEXICO WITH HER STEPSON: LINDA EVANGELISTA’S SON AUGUSTIN JAMES“For all of you wondering what to give for Christmas presents, I have the perfect one,” the Mexican actress said in a new clip. “This amazing book, Linda by Steven Meisel.

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A special school is planning to expand to welcome another 70 pupils. Millwood Primary Special School, on School Street, Radcliffe want to build an extension to contain seven new classrooms, a multi-purpose hall and support areas.

An Audit Scotland report has revealed more than half of all Perth and Kinross Council's (PKC) housing failed to meet Scottish Housing Quality Standards in 2021/22.

Perth and Kinross councillors have voted to save a listed Victorian railway footbridge from being replaced with an "ugly" accessible bridge.

Prince William and Kate Middleton could break Royal tradition by sending their eldest son, Prince George, to Marlborough College in Wiltshire, which is Kate's old school, instead of Eton.The couple recently visited the school, which costs £47,000 a year, sparking rumours that George might be enrolled there. It's thought that Kate isn't keen on single-sex schools like Eton because she didn't enjoy her time at an all-girls boarding school.

for Sydney Sweeney, as her rom-com, Anyone But You, finally hits theaters on Friday. The film has made headlines all year (which you can read about that ), but the trailer is hysterical, and Sweeney and co-star Glen Powell are perfect sparring partners. It also stars rom-com royalty Dermott Mulroney (My Best Friend's Wedding), who plays Sweeney's dad.Meanwhile, Mandy Moore returns to television this week as investigative journalist Benita Alexander in Peacock's Dr.

Addie Morfoot Contributor “SmartLess” began as a passion project during the pandemic and quickly turned into a multimillion-dollar empire for Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes. The high-profile trio launched the “SmartLess” podcast, which features their banter with fellow comedians and celebrities, in July 2020, little envisioning how big a media franchise it would become.

A mum with seven kids says she happily skips bathing her children daily and sends them to school 'stinky' as skipping a bath 'won't kill them'.